Video Premiere: April Verch, “Bring Your Clothes Back Home”

It’s true: we’re not all as lucky as April Verch. When WE want to honor a hero, we might tell a friend about him or her. We might send a heartfelt email or post something sappy and/or respectful on Facebook. When someone like April Verch wants to honor HER hero – well, this multi-talented fiddler and dancer and singer does it in her own unique way.

The hero in this case? The late John Hartford. “I’m a huge John Hartford fan,” April Verch says. “His music and career are unending sources of inspiration to me. I’ve always loved this lighthearted song of his and when we were putting the album together I came across a Youtube version of John performing it with just his voice, fiddle and feet, and 2 double bass players. We decided to arrange it in a similar fashion, so it’s sparse and vulnerable in some ways, but I think that’s what makes it so special.”

And it IS special. Her tone when she sings the plea, “Bring your clothes back home, try me one more time,” fits perfectly with her knowing little smile, her delicate shrug and, of course, her light handed fiddling and graceful feet. Verch looks, in that moment, like there’s nothing else in the world she’d rather be doing.

You’ll find “Bring Your Clothes Back Home” on April Verch’s new recording, ‘The Newpart’ out now on Slab Town Records – available HERE.

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You can download a copy of “Bring Your Clothes Back Home” – HERE.